How to make a PDF - Windows XP and Windows 7. April 2014

I had to create a PDF the other day for the first time in a long time. I had forgotten how.
Now we all have Adobe Acrobat for reading PDFs, but do you know how to make one ?

I had some info in a Word document, and I wanted to present it to a manager and protect it from being changed, so I went and fired up CutePDF.

Here's the link to CutePDF
http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

Also try PDFCreator
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

Also take a look at FileHippo's list on PDF creators.
http://www.filehippo.com/search?q=pdf

Note that you also have to download and install a Ghostscript interpreter.
"GNU Ghostscript is an open-source interpreter for the PostScript language and the PDF file format. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. You may obtain the source code for GPL Ghostscript 8.15 here."

I just downloaded CutePDF and installed it, and CutePDF went and found that Ghostscript program anyway, and installed it as well.

Here's what it does.
I have opened up my Word document and clocked on PRINT.
I then change my printer to 'CutePDF'.



Here's the next pop-up.
Choose what to call it and where to store it.



Here's the results. My PDF.



This can now be opened with Adobe Reader.
Now it is secure information and can't be tampered with .



Easy enough.
File that one away. It's a useful little program. Free too.

** Note that you can choose multiple images and 'print' them all into one PDF. I use this a fair bit.
** Always send your resume and cover letter for that new job as a PDF, never as a Word Document.


Cheers. Si.
Checked links and relevance to Windows XP and 7. April 2014